A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church, Ja Toews

bid., p. 78. 4. Leland Harder, in a chapter entitled, "The Russian Mennonites and American Democracy under Grant" [From the Steppes to the Prairies, pp. 54-67) presents a very interesting account of this debate in the U.S. Congress. 5. Krahn, From the Steppes to the Prairies, p. 8. 6. From ME, IV, 777 (with slight revisions). 7. C. Henry Smith reports that of the 1275 families that arrived in 1874, 200 families went to Dakota, 230 to Manitoba, 15 to Minnesota, 80 to Nebraska, and 600 to Kansas. The rest, 150 families, remained in the East. The Coming of the Russian Mennonites (Berne, Indiana: Mennonite Book Concern, 1927), p. 107. 8. The KMB Church practiced "forward immersion." According to J. F. Harms (op. cit., p. 72) the Krimmer Mennonite Brethren were reluctant to unite with the Mennonite Brethren because the latter had communion-fellowship with the Baptists and also because of their teaching on the millennium. 9. The interested student is advised to consult such sources as A. H. Unruh, op. cit., J. H. Lohrenz, op. cit., J. F. Harms, op. cit., and especially the Mennonite Encyclopedia, vols. 1-IV. The Mennonite Brethren Churches of North America (Hillsboro, Kansas: M.B. Publishing House, 1954) by Henry J. Wiens, contains a popular, although very sketchy account of local histories. 10. J. H. Lohrenz, op. cit.. p. 60. 11. See chapter six for a brief account of his work and influence as an "itinerating preacher" {Reiseprediger). 12. Harms, op. cit., p. 75. 13. Two important conference leaders of the twentieth century had their spiritual roots in this congregation: H. W. Lohrenz, President of Tabor College for many years, and P. C. Hiebert, chairman of MCC from 1920-1953. Both men were ordained by elder Johann Foth in 1907. * To assist the reader in locating churches, the first occurrence of the name of each L'hurch has been italicized. 14. J. H. Lohrenz, op. cit., p. 322. In addition to church and conference responsibilities, Elder Schellenberg provided for a large family: there were seven children in his first marriage with Katharine Lohrenz and twelve children in his second marriage with Suzanna Flaming. 15. See Konferenzberichte nebst Konstitution (1883-1919) (Hillsboro: M.B. Publishing liousi'. Wnm. Minutes for 1HW4. p. 16H; Minutes for 1H95, p. 176: und Minutes for 1897, |>. )!»H. 16. Harms, op. cit., p. 108. 17. See booklet, Seventy-Five Years of God's Grace (1881-1956), p. 9. 18. Ibid., p. 16. 19. Ibid., p. 20. 20. ME, II, 538. 21. ME, III, 313. See also J. H. Lohrenz, op. cit., p. 68. 22. The "urbanization" of Mennonite Brethren will be dealt with in a later chapter in connection with a study of Mennonite Brethren and cultural change. 23. Smith, The Coming of the Russian Mennonites, p. 175. To overcome this objection, the Burlington Railroad Company finally agreed to provide a deep well for a number of one quarter section farms. 24. Wiens, ME, II, 698. 25. ME, I, 389